The Heart Of A Nation Builder

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis25:29-33(KJV); And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day, and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Men who sell their birthrights can never build nations.

When Rebecca was pregnant with her boys Esau and Jacob, the Lord told her that in her womb were two nations.

However, there is a reason why the nation of Israel that came out of the loins of Jacob has left its mark on the books of history and the pages of eternity while what came out of Esau has not.

There is a reason why the scriptures speak of the twelve tribes of Israel but it does not speak of the tribes of Esau.

Why did what came out of Jacob become the great nation that it is?

Jacob had the heart of a nation builder.

The most important character of a nation builder is the respect they have for the birthright and inheritance. Because such men value inheritance, what they leave behind for the generations to come is more than just a story, it is a heritage.

Men that value inheritance can never barter the future of a nation at the tables of cultural and moral compromise.

Men that value inheritance look beyond the personal and selfish needs of the now to what kind of nation their children and grandchildren will live in.

Men that value inheritance build with a vision of the future. These are the things that make a nation builder.

FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 12:2-4, Romans 9:13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Men who sell their birthrights can never build nations.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. You have placed the responsibility of nation-building upon me. My eyes are set on the mandate to make this world a better place by the patterns of the kingdom of God. I will never sell my nation at the table of compromise because I understand the price of the future. In everything that I do, I am laying an accurate building block to the progress of my nation. In Jesus’ name, Amen.